El Perro y El Gato

I know some of you are also trying to speak more Spanish with your chiquitos, so when something works, I like to pass it on.

A lot of parents think la television is evil and feel guilty about letting their children watch, but I find it to be an amazing tool. Okay, so maybe letting your kids zone out in front of a Spongebob Squarepants marathon isn’t educational – but it can be with a simple click of the remote.

Many TV shows and movies on DVD have the option to add Spanish subtitles or dubbing – USE IT! My kids actually do it themselves sometimes because they think it’s funny. If your child has watched a DVD so many times that they know the lines of the characters word-for-word, (that would be the Harry Potter movies at my house), it’s time to switch it to Spanish.

If you have some Spanish language channels in your cable/satellite package – even better. We have a lot of channels in español so we have quite a bit to choose from, but there’s one channel we no longer have that I miss. For a few months we had HBO Latino, and during that time we discovered “El Perro y El Gato” which is a fantastic Spanglish show for kids. There are a few episodes online though, so call the niños over here and click play.

If you have access HBO Latino or HBO Family, be sure to check out the fourth season of El Perro y El Gato. It will be available on the air and On Demand starting this coming September to celebrate Latin Heritage Month.